Monday, April 29, 2024

TRUGGING ON

 THURSDAY - After years at work I have finally been given a fleece to wear only took fifteen years .

FRIDAY - Unscrewed the two wooden seats and table and part of the veg trug took the timber to the tip to recycle .Will have to get rid of the soil/compost before I can dismantle the rest of the trug .

SATURDAY - Re-designing the garden putting in some new sleepers moving others finally getting rid of the grass the amount of rain we get its never been a great lawn its half mud half grass .We have used enough grass seed to reseed Wimbledon tennis court  .We have bought a liner and will use a stone gravel to cover it .We are also changing some of the plants and erecting a wooden arch hopefully it will only take a few days .That is depending on the weather .

SUNDAY -Helen is out working I went to pick up the liner and three eight foot 10x4 sleepers which I just got into the car. Dismantled the rest of the trug it was surprising how much soil was contained inside this will do to fill in the new sleeper areas ,to the old timber to the tip before it closed at four o 'clock..



Thursday, April 25, 2024

SPRINGS

 SUNDAY - Entered a raffle to win a Luton box camper van we bought two tickets for five pound each the draw is in July or earlier if all the ticket allocation are sold fingers crossed .

Visited Helens parents we have not been over for a month so it was a nice visit we took the dogs they stayed in the garden .

TUESDAY - I ordered two pairs of shoes from what I thought was a dodgy website I paid using Pay Pal I thought I wouldn't get the shoes I did and they are  not that bad for £35 a pair they are ok hopefully they will last eighteen months if not longer .

THURSDAY - Roll on the weekend hopefully it will be sunny totally fed up with the weather and the potential for full scale world war 3 happening .

SATURDAY - Went to the Springs shopping mall Helen bought some different shades of denim jeans , I looked at suits need to get one for my daughters wedding last time i bought a suit was for mine over thirty years ago .It's not the best place for shops they do have a Marks and Sparks food hall which is good Meadowhall is a lot bigger and better .



Sunday, April 14, 2024

PHOTO AND QUOTE

 THURSDAY - Took the dogs out  it was raining again everyday we are getting rain showers if not torrential it is annoying this as been going on since January nearly every day we have had rain . Cooked a full English breakfast and for the dogs I cooked them  chicken breast ,

FRIDAY - Dropped Helen of at Golcar at her friends house she had readings to do and wouldn't finish till around midnight I finished work at 02.00 for the  first time in ages I was home alone I watched a bit of You Tube before going to sleep .

SATURDAY - Picked Helen up just before 11.00  her friend dropped her of in Holmfirth at 09.00 she had an appointment for her nails doing I picked her up .We went to Oldham to Tesco stocked up on tin food mainly meats Spam , Pec and  cooked ham .We also bought sausages , bacon , baked beans , tomatoes and hash browns .We also bought bread flour and yeast we need to get the bread machine dusted off .

SATURDAY WEEKEND 2 - Have not posted in a while nothing great has happened had a d.o.a come in the hospital with the police and csi he had died in a house fire he died of smoke inhalation and suffered no burns he was dragged out by a neighbour but still ended up dead a smoke alarm would have more than likely saved his life .

Helen had readings to do in Castleford from half past two i stayed in the car I was brought over a coffee I watched John Travolta in "Swordfish"  as well as "Crank" and "The Dark Knight" .After we went to the Barracuda for fish and chips we ate them in the car .

" ONLY THE DEAD SEE THE END OF THE WAR " is a quote by Plato that  I saw today very appropriate and  very true .


The photo above is of Billy The Kid it sold for $5 million could you imagine if he had any idea he be truly dumbfounded useless piece of information , makes you wonder who would spend that sort of money on this guess i have just saved my self five million 

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

NEW READS

 FRIDAY - My son has been released from prison yet again I don't know where he is he as not attempted to make contact the only reason we know is he bumped into someone he knew who is good friends with his sister and she was good enough to let my daughter know she had seen him he was in the city centre just after midday and  apparently he didn't look good , she said he had a couple of missing teeth more than likely due to fighting .Until he contacts us directly I have no way of talking to him to find out exactly what he is doing .

SATURDAY - Some friends called up from down south Debbie and Craig they had brought Helen a bottle of Bailey's and i recieved some cans of Koppaberg peat greatlly appreciated . We  all went out to the Local for a meal it was medioca at best not impressed three off us ordered the beer battered fish the batter was not cooked correctly , we did not make a fuss it was edible but only a 5/10.

MONDAY - Went to visit my daughter took over some Easter eggs for the grand kids she was reading a book by Freida McFadden "The Housemaid " she said it was good I downloaded it when i returned home , and I cant put it down its an excellent read if your struggling to find something to read go for it .I will download another book I enjoy Shari Lapena books this author is as good .



CROSS AND TIRED

 THURSDAY - Today is minus six degrees went out with the dogs this morning it was sunny but ice cold if it gets colder will have to invest i...